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Monday - March 26, 2007
From: Waleska, GA
Region: Southeast
Topic: Shrubs
Title: Evergreen shrubs native to North Georgia
Answered by: Nan Hampton
QUESTION:
I am looking for native plants (shrubs) that will stay green during the winter in North Georgia. We are completing a xeriscape landscape plan as a demonstration site and have many native plants donated but most are dormant during winter months. Do you have any suggestions?ANSWER:
The following are evergreen shrubs native to Georgia, some of which can be considered small trees:Illicium floridanum (Florida anisetree)
Kalmia latifolia (mountain laurel)
Leiophyllum buxifolium (sandmyrtle)
Leucothoe axillaris (coastal doghobble)
Leucothoe fontanesiana (highland doghobble)
Here also are some woody groundcovers that are evergreen:
Epigaea repens (trailing arbutus)
Gaultheria procumbens (eastern teaberry)
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